Elina Danielian improves tournament results

Elina Danielian beat Hoang with black pieces in Round 8 of European Individual Women Chess Championship and rose to third place with 6 points. Danielian is 0.5 points behind the leaders, Cmilyte and Khotenashvili. She faces Kosintseva in Round 9.

Lilit Galojan and Lilit Mkrtchian have scored 5 points each and take 21st and 27th places, respectively. They face Muzychuk and Nemtsova in the next round.